Benin to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 6 h behind Benin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Benin 02:30 2:30 AM Austin, TX 20:30 8:30 PM You –:–
02:30 2:30 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:38
20:30 8:30 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−6 h
Austin, TX is 6 h behind Benin.
When you, Benin and Austin, TX are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇯 Benin
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇯 Benin | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:30 | 20:30 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Benin | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Porto-Novo | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:38 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 14,111,034 | 974,447 |
Compare Benin with another city
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Big time differences
Benin and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Benin is Austin, TX?
Austin is 6 hours behind Benin: UTC−5 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Benin, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Benin, clocks in Austin show 3:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Benin, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Benin, clocks in Austin show 12:00 PM.
When do working hours in Benin and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Benin, which is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Austin.
Until what time in Benin is it still yesterday in Austin, TX?
Before 6:00 AM in Benin, the date in Austin has not changed yet. From 6:00 PM in Austin, it is already the next day in Benin.
Does the time gap between Benin and Austin, TX, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Austin but not in Benin. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 7 hours behind Benin.
